Post #420041 by Chip and Andy on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 6:12 PM

On 2008-11-19 10:10, donhonyc wrote:
Here's a question, and maybe one that's been answered here before:

Is there a historic preservation something-or-other in Ft. Lauderdale?

......but given the historical significance of the Mai Kai, it should be landmarked or recognized as a historical site. That doesn't save the Bora Bora room and the political implications of renovating it, but do ya feel me people? Same goes for the Wreck Bar/Yankee Clipper.

There is. They do amazing things.

They do some really incredibly stupid things also.

The Mai-Kai family has no interest in getting any kind of Historical designation, reference, status, none of it. It puts to many limits on what they can do to the property, how and when.

There are, however, three things that can be done by this group to help:

First, visit the Mai-Kai as often as you can.

Second, tell everyone you can about the Mai-Kai and encourage them to visit.

Third, preserve as much of you can of the story and history of the Mai-Kai.

The first and second ones are easy. Well, OK, it is easier for the locals.... did I mention it was 78 degrees and sunny today in the Mai-Kai gardens?

The third, preservation, is a bit more work..... but the ground work is already in place, we just need to keep it going:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=10334&forum=2&73

http://www.critiki.com/cgi-bin/location.cgi?loc_id=60

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai-Kai_Restaurant

http://www.flickr.com/groups/maikai/

And countless more.

You can help by including your story, keeping the information up to date, making sure people know the Mai-Kai as we know it. Make the Mai-Kai interesting.